ENSINO DO FRANCÊS PARA OBJETIVO UNIVERSITÁRIO (FOU): UM DISPOSITIVO A DISTÂNCIA DE FORMAÇÃO AUX SAVOIR-FAIRE ACADÉMIQUES PARA ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS QUE SE PREPARAM PARA ESTUDAR EM UNIVERSIDADES FRANCESAS

Abstract

The purpose of teaching French to university (FOU) responds to a specific need for language, cultural and academic training for students who intend to carry out studies in the French university context (Mangiante & Parpette, 2011). This article aims to discuss the core issues surrounding the internationalization of undergraduate courses in Brazilian universities and present a distance learning course in French language through the platform Moodle of University of São Paulo (USP), which aims to enable students, who are applying for exchange programs, to develop skills which will facilitate their integration and adaptation to the specific rules and requirements of rench university environments.